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 May 2019 Art
George Cheese
We build our own cages.
We construct fences around our souls.
We scribble on the walls.
We believe this makes us free.

The world can terrify.
But there is nothing worse
than not experiencing life
for the fear of hurting.
 Sep 2018 Art
Z
2
 Sep 2018 Art
Z
2
Your fingers move like lightning
my skin, my mind is bare
and our time is ripening
a wedding fills the air

All I do is think of you
it's true, it's all I am
everything is over, still,
I want to hold your hand
 Sep 2018 Art
Reece AJ Chambers
At some point
before dawn

I navigated my hand
into your hand

and now we swirl
like shiny balloons

from one lucid invention
of the night to another
Written: September 2018.
Explanation: The third in a loose series of three small poems with the same title. Each one could have been put together as 'one' piece, but each part also feels standalone to me. It is recommended you read all three. Feedback welcome as always. A link to my Facebook writing page can be found on my HP home page.
Have you ever had that moment in your life
when you look up to the sky
and your brain begins to cry
and your soul begins to die
because you know that
this very moment
somebody's making decisions that make incisions
on the dreams, you've had since you were just a kid
remember all the things you did
remember all the pain you hid
behind the mask that you were wearing
remember
                  never
                             sharing
                                          the
                                                thoughts
                                    inside
                           your
                mind
Because if they knew
they'd look differently
at you
 Sep 2018 Art
Eyithen
Lifeline
 Sep 2018 Art
Eyithen
Good, Bad
Right, Wrong
The list just goes on and on

There is a line that no one should cross
It has been blurred and lost

Morals are guidelines
Everyone is an exception
Lost in a sea of philosophical deception

So here you go
Round and round again
Running the same circles you did back then

You try to keep straight
But it is harder now
Always letting your loved ones down

Your mind betrays what you know to be true
It keeps you caged like a monkey at a zoo

You keep dancing the dance
You keep singing the song
Even if you know it to be wrong

You know who you are
Or at least who you want to be
So why can't you just let yourself free?

A stranger whispers things in your ears
But you don't believe what you hear

You are breaking the chains
The light is in sight
But than it flickers
and your trapped in the night

You keep holding on
As strength fills your soul
But you start to stagger when the fight takes its toll

Your almost there
The end is in sight
The noose you wear is tied tight

The tears slip out
Your hoping for peace
Second-guessing as you look at your feet

Than sudden like a storm
You hear the voice
The one telling you to make a different choice
The one telling you, you'll be okay
The one screaming this isn't the way

You breath out relief
Your death-wish ends
And your will to live extends

The second-wind hits
"I won't go out like this"
There is too much I'll miss

The words the stranger whispered that day,
Gave you a sword so your demons you could slay

You repeat as a mantra never leaving your thoughts,
Giving you strength as they ought

And that is when you realize
Under the scarred skin and thoughts of mud
Under all the tears and blood

There is someone who is beloved
As the words echo,

"You Are Loved"

Hold fast this lifeline
Never let it go
As you learn to love
In a world of ice and snow
For those who need to know, you are never alone. We love you.
The poetry's for me
because I need it
if you want to
you can read it
but
you don't have to.
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